Abijah Mann Jr.

Abijah Mann Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 16th district
In office
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837
Preceded byNathan Soule
Succeeded byArphaxed Loomis
Postmaster of Fairfield, New York
In office
May 28, 1830 – January 16, 1833
Member of the New York State Assembly from Herkimer County
In office
January 1, 1838 – December 31, 1838
Serving with Volney Owen
Preceded byHenry L. Easton and Aaron Hackley Jr.
Succeeded byBenjamin Carver and Atwater Cooke Jr.
In office
January 1, 1828 – December 31, 1830
Preceded byDaniel C. Henderson and Richard Smith 2d
Succeeded byAtwater Cooke Jr., Holmstead Hough, Nicholas Lawyer
Personal details
Born(1793-09-24)September 24, 1793
Fairfield, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 6, 1868(1868-09-06) (aged 74)
Auburn, New York, U.S.
PartyJacksonian
RelativesCharles A. Mann (brother)
Matthew D. Mann (nephew)
OccupationPolitician

Abijah Mann Jr. (September 24, 1793 – September 6, 1868) was an American politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1833 to 1837.

Early life

Born in Fairfield, New York, Mann attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and was a justice of the peace. He was appointed by President Andrew Jackson as Postmaster of Fairfield and served from May 28, 1830, to January 16, 1833. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1828, 1829, 1830 and 1838.

Congress

Mann was elected as a Jacksonian to the 23rd and 24th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1833, to March 3, 1837.

Later career

He moved to New York City. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Attorney General of New York at the New York state election, 1855. He was a delegate to the Republican state convention in 1856. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the State Senate in 1857.

Death

He died in Auburn, New York, September 6, 1868.

Family

State Senator Charles A. Mann (1803–1860) was his brother; Dr. Matthew Derbyshire Mann (1845–1921) was his nephew.

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